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Senior Computer Vision Engineer (Action Recognition)

Zurich🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Building a computer vision-driven system for retail to increase profit margins through operational insight and automation, specifically focusing on action recognition in real-world environments.

Role type

Senior Computer Vision Engineer (Action Recognition)

Builds

Production-grade vision capabilities for retail operations (e.g., suspicious behavior detection, worker safety)

Domain

Retail / Computer Vision / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Computer vision, machine learning, video-based pipelines, human action/behavior recognition, Python, modern ML/CV frameworks, end-to-end system design (0→1), data annotation workflow design, technical leadership

Preferred skills

Privacy-aware/GDPR-compliant data pipelines, annotation tool selection, autonomous store experience

Technologies

Python, modern ML/CV frameworks

Responsibilities

Define and prioritize technical experiments to validate key risks (precision, recall, latency); Design and implement end-to-end CV/ML pipelines on real-world video data; Set up and refine human annotation workflows; Collaborate with product and engineering to translate business needs into technical roadmaps; Select, adapt, and optimize state-of-the-art CV architectures for action detection; Provide technical leadership in video-based computer vision applications

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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